Pacquiao – De La Hoya: Anxious For The Fight – Saturday, Dec 06 2008

As the Pacquiao De La Hoyafight draws near (Saturday, December 6, 2008), this highly anticipated fight is sure to be one of the greatest fights in boxing history.

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Despite reports stating the fight was stalled in mid-August, due to talks to renegotiate Pacquiao’s initial offer of 30% from Golden Boy Promotions, the fight is still on. Reportedly, the new purse will give Pacquiao a 35 / 65 split, who was looking for a better deal at 40%. If this fight makes $100M, this will be Pacquiao’s biggest purse in his career at $15M.

Manny Pacquiao, a.k.a. “Pacman”, is a boxing icon that has come a long way from his younger days as a Junior Flyweight. He is a former World Flyweight and Featherweight champion, and is the current World Jr. Lightweight champion and WBC Lightweight champion. Pacquiao has an impressive bout record of 47-3-2 with 35 KO.

Oscar De La Hoya, a.k.a. “the Golden Boy”, is a former World Junior Welterweight, Welterweight and Junior Middleweight champion who also has an impression record of 39-5 with 30 KO.

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